30 Parenting Memes To Keep You Sane When School is Out for the Summer

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melissa dilillo
May 28, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

It's that time of year that kids love and parents stress over. Summertime is here and school is officially out. Sure we all wait all year for summer. The beautiful weather and sunshine, bike rides, pool time, the list goes on. For parents that work all day, summer can be a bit of a stressor. Figuring out childcare, day camps, and vacation is a lot of work. How are you supposed to entertain your kid all summer long? You want them to enjoy their time off from school, but you also need to maintain some type of schedule. 

Try and figure out activities that work for both you and your kids. Whether you can enroll them in activities they love, give them the opportunity to hang out with friends, or plan a family vacation. These are all great ways to keep them occupied and still enjoy their time off. Plus, a little bit of sun will induce some fantastic naps. 

My favorite memories as a kid were at a sleep-away camp. You make some life long memories and give your parents a much needed break. We've compiled 30 hilarious memes that are all too relatable when the summer months are upon us.

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  • 01
    My kid slathered in sunscreen enjoying a fun-filled day at the beach @redyellowgreendance
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    My toddler, every night at two hour intervals @thehiddensnacksmama Get back in here and love me!
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    Everyone at the public pool when I walk in for hot girl summer while forgetting that my skin still reflects sad girl winter. IG @thatmidwest
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    When you take your eyes off the kids for three minutes...
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    BE A PART OF HISTORY H My Toddler when I tell them: "I'm being serious and you need to listen to me" @THEDADFATHER
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    Me waiting for my 4 year old to put her shoes and coat on Cynical Parent
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    Me: If I let my kid stay up late, he'll sleep in tomorrow My kid at 5AM the next morning
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    when the neighbor is trying to make small talk while you're wrestling your feral toddler into their car seat @madmommies IT'S A BAD TIME BOB-
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    "YOU'RE A MOM?! NO WAY. YOU LOOK SO FANTASTIC AND YOUNG." - I whisper to the mirror in the morning while I try to cover up the bags under my eyes @mommywinetime
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    Rhyming Mama @sarabellab123 I just yelled, "1, 2, 3 mommy is lava!" @sarabellab!23 and my kids ran away, leaving me to drink my coffee in peace. I'm pretty sure I've peaked for the day.
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    I let my kids follow their dreams, unless I already paid the registration fee on their last dream, then they follow that one for 6-8 more weeks. @amydillon
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    Satirical Mommy @SatiricalMommy SATIRICAL MOMMY Before kids, I didn't understand the expression "I can't hear myself think." I get it now...
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    I DON'T HAVE A 9 TO 5 JOB. I'M A PARENT... @snarkybreeders I HAVE A 'WHEN I'M STARTLED AWAKE TO WHEN I PASS OUT' JOB. @snarkybreeders
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    the Mom TruthBomb the Mom Truth Bomb @momTruthBomb When I was a kid, and we'd all be in the car ready to leave on vacation, my Mom would always run back into the house for what seemed like forever. We would all wonder what she was doing in there. Now I know what she was doing. Everything. She was doing everything.
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    INSTRUCTOR: WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER WITH KIDS PREPAREDNESS CLASS. OUR FIRST MOMMY CUSSES LESSON IS HOW TO APPLY SUNSCREEN. EVERYONE GRAB AN ANGRY RACCOON. Mommy Cusses
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    Margaret Lyons @margeincharge Women's magazines really convinced me that "going from day to night" was going to be a big part of my adult life, but so far it has not come up.
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    The look my kid gives me when I tell them they can't have a giant bowl of ice cream 5 minutes before dinner is on the table: @mommywinetime
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    mommy MommyCocktail *** Cocktail @MommyCocktail Her, 7: Mommy, how do you spell "bananas?" Me, an elder millennial: I've been waiting your whole life to be asked this.
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    My reaction when kids describe food as "too spicy" PARENTNORMAL.COM You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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    Me, getting my kids to bed after 3 songs, 17 stories, 2 potty breaks and 2103 kisses MOMTRANSPARENTING.COM
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    Parents: Ready or not, here I come! Toddlers: @HowToBead
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    WHEN IT'S PAST BEDTIME AND MAMA IS DONE FOR THE DAY @SNARKANDLEMONS "LOCK IT DOWN. ALL OF IT. NOW!"
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    I asked my daughter why her doll only had half of her hair done. She said, "Dad was practicing his braids cause he wants to do French braids in my hair one day, but I scream too much right now." @mommywinetime
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    Rhyming Mama @sarabellab123 When I told my daughter she needed to "use her words" I didn't think she'd @sarabellab123 use ALL of them, every waking hour of every single day.
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  • 25
    TEN MINUTES INTO BAKING WITH SMALL CHILDREN: @mommywinetime горон OKAY. THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT.
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  • 26
    WHEN YOU ARE DONE FOR THE DAY BUT STILL HAVE TO RALLY FOR DINNER AND BATHTIME @SNARKANDLEMONS I don't want to do this anymore.
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    BEFORE AFTER KIDS: KIDS: @mommywinetime
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    When your kids start yelling before you can take your first sip of coffee in the morning... PARENTNORMAL.COM
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    Husband: Thank goodness he didn't have another nightmare last night. Wife *who was up from 1-2 am with the toddler: @themarvelousmrsmom
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    Me when I entered the bathroom to bathe my kids vs. when I exited the bathroom after bathing my kids. @jacana_mommy
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